Lantern



W. S. HAMM.

LANTERN. APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1921;

' Patented May 9, 1922.

- attachment therefor. f lantern to which"'t hefpi lfpb d iei f'i hei $11 new r light in' doing "their work, "but also' Inf the? giving ofsignals, ,The slgnals used are s ai drawings," rorm ngaipmthereof;- r:'

. a'i'ei izeii tithe United-sta es;and;resident; "of Hubbard"Woods,"corinty of Cook State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements lii'f Lanterns, Y of whichfth'ef' following isja 's'specificati-on and wvhic h are i1lustrated1in 'the accompanylnfg The invention relates to lanternsespeci'allyadapted for? the Inseof trainmem its obj ect" being-to rovide; an iiriprove pertains is used I by trainmen' not; any? for rious and are given byswinging the lantern or holding it in speclal posltlons. Some of 'the'signals are more easily given if-the bail is rigidly attached. to the body, while in others a swinging bail is to be preferred. I

The object ofthis invention is to provide an attachment for the bail which will enable the user to readily change it from the swing ing to the fixed type. A further object is to provide for so positioning the bail that material tilting of the lantern may be avoided. I I

- The invention consists in a structure such as is hereinafter described, and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are side elevations of a lantern showing the bail positions of attachment; p

Fig. 4 is a detail of the bail attaching mechanism; and I Fig. 5 is a detailshowing'a' modified form of such mechanism.

The lantern shown is of the ordinary form, comprising a skeleton frame 10, a base ring 11, a dome 12, and a globe 13.

in three possible The bail 14 is formed of heavy gauge wire I bent to Uform, and having. loops 15, 16, at its ends, each. of which loosely receives the bow of a U-shaped spring link 1T,'the free ends of which, as 18, are bent inwardly to.

form pivots entering a suitable bearing eye 19, formed in a bracket 20 secured to the frame 10. The ends of the eye 19 are notched above and below, as shown at 21,22.

When the links 17 are swung upwardly i .wEs LAzEJ oM ANmie COBPQRAIIQNQF L EN I thereb 'e invention ap each, having a pivot eye, a .pair of mailer Mam-a2:

ori tmmmniwd ns. LLl lswsafifiNo e ADA I members" spring-ante the uppernotches-I21 and the llinksfa're thereby held rigi'dly'in an upright position "and the bailis free to swing with' reference' to thelantern body. When the"-'links "17' are; swung-'downwardly .to I the position shown in Fig.'3," -1their sideinembers enter the notches '22, holding the links rigid in a fvertical'position, and the side members" of the bail 141 spring intoa vertical slot 23 formed"across fthefouter; face"- of the eye 19 midway between'its ends," and the bail is d ly looked tofthe lantern frame; hen one of-Ithe: :links- 17 is turned toits upper positidmand the other "to'*its *lower POsit-ionf," asginrig. 2', the bail, is held rigidly by t'he" engagement of one, of its? side arms with thenotc h23 of 'o'neiof the eyes 19, the

loops 1 5 being somewhat elongated, as

shown, tolpermit this engagement, so thatw the'lantern can be held at arms length, as in giving the go ahead signal, Without materially tiltingits body, as the bail itself is tilted with reference tothe vertical axis of the lantern.

While the links 17 are securely held by the engagement of their side members with the from one position to the other, as outward pressure w1l1 cause their side members to notches 21, 22, against displacement by any exigencies of use, they are readily shifted spread sufficiently to be released from the notches. I Y 1 I .In Fig. 5 there is shown a modification of the links 17, the bow of the link being given a double turn to provide greater elasticity. The side arm of thebailis also shown as bowedoutward near itsend, permitting the pendent link to swing inward somewhat further when the position of Fig. 2 is assumed.

I Various changes in details of construction may be made without departing fromthe scope of the invention.

of the eyes being vertically notched, a pair of .U- shaped spring'links having the ends of their side members turned inwardly to engage the eyes, and a bail pivotall'y attached to the links.

3; Tina lantern, iii-combination, a frame, a-

pair of brackets secured to the name and each having a horizontal pivot eye, the ends of the eyes being vertically notched, a air of U-shaped spring links having the ends of their side members turned inwardly to engage the eyes, and abail pivotally attached to the links, each eye being provided with a vertical notch in its outer side wall.

a. In a lantern, in' con-lbination a frame,

a bail jointed to fiextransversely to its plane, its lower ends being pivoted to the frame to swing in the plane of the bail, and means for securing the lower sections of the bailin pendent position. I

Ina lantern, in combination, aframe, a bail jointed to flex transversely to its plane, its lower ends being pivoted tothe frame to swing in the plane'ofthe bail, and

means for preventing the flexing of the bail when its lower portions arependent 6. In a lantern, in combination, a frame, a bail jointed to flex transversely to its plane, its lower ends being pivoted" tothe frame to swing inmeans for securing the lower sections of the bail-inpendent position,- and means-for bail pivotally the plane of the bail,

preventing the fieiiing of the bail when its lower sections are so securedl 7. In alantern, in combination, a frame, a pair Gf Brackets S''fii'd to the frame and eac-h having a? eye, a pair of links pivotally engaging the bracket eyes,

means for locking one of the links in one ofits'positions; I

8. In a lantern, in combination, a frame, a pair of bracketssecured to the frame and each having a pivot eye,,a pair of links pivotally engagingthe bracket eyes, a bail pivo'tally. attached tothelinks', and means for locks ing, one of the links in a plurality of its positions. I t 9. In a lantern, in, combination, a frame,

a pair of brackets securedto the frame and attached to the links, and j each having a pivot eye, a pair of links pivotally engagingthe bracket eyes, a bail pivotally attached to the links, and means for locking the links-in adjusted positions.

10. In a lantern, in combination, a frame,

a pair of brackets secured to the frame, and each having a pivot eye, a pair of links pivotally engaging. the bracket eyes, a bail pivotally attached to the links", and ineans for locking the bail. against swinging niovement.

WILLIAM S.v 

